Just another 1.43 percenter muddling on through the Neurotypical world

You're born autistic, and you die autistic. And what happens between those two bookends of mystery is mostly up to you. I found out today I'm autistic, 54 years after being pushed kicking and screaming into the world. Here's my story.

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Autism and empathy, one of the most contentious topics I see thrown about by autistics and NTs alike (with the latter claiming the former don't have it, the former claiming they do, and both of them missing the mark).
Here's my take on it, from an autistic point of view.

The term "mild autism" is not only inaccurate and misleading, but it's also harmful.
Why?
Because it merely describes how YOU experience my autism, and not how I experience it. Moreover, it suggests a fundamental misunderstanding of what autism and the autistic spectrum is.
Just watch, listen, and learn.

Follow me on Quora. If you have a question for me about autism and my experiences with it and life, or anything else, in fact, that might be a good place to ask it.

Connect with me on LinkedIN for more business-related stuff. I do post about autism there, but it's mostly about my business (which does include autism advocacy).

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Husband, father, business owner, author, speaker, and outspoken advocate for autism awareness. I struggled my whole life knowing I was different, but not knowing how or why. I was finally diagnosed in 2019, but had informally self-identified as autistic for a couple of years before that. I live on a remote farm in Ireland with my wife and an assortment of cats and dogs.